Big population growth means more business for architect firms like Dr Liu Thai Ker’s

In a Channel News Asia report yesterday (12 Jan 2018), it was reported that Dr Liu Thai Ker continues to push for population growth despite Singapore encountering a spate of MRT breakdowns in recent times.

He said that the recent spate of train breakdowns should not mean that Singapore’s population will have to stop growing. In a TV interview on 11 Jan, he said, "MRT breakdown has totally nothing to do with planning. It has everything to do with administration (and) management."

"You cannot say because the MRT breaks down, so we should not let the city grow. They are two unrelated issues," he added.